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In order to be formally recognized as an association under Swiss law, the group needed to adopt written by-laws in line with legal requirements—only then could they obtain tax-free status. It was not until the second membership meeting that a draft was submitted to members for their consideration and adoption.
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Notes
- 1.
For a full text rendition in German of the AO statutes, see Heim (2001), pp. 228–230.
- 2.
Heim (2001), pp. 65–67.
- 3.
Schneider (1983), pp. 249–251.
- 4.
Source: Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Website, accessed 16 February, 2018. Robert Wood Johnson, J&J chairman from 1932 to 1963 and a member of the Company’s founding family, drafted its credo himself in 1943, just before J&J became a publicly traded company. This was long before anyone ever heard the term ‘corporate social responsibility.’ J&J’s credo is more than just a moral compass. The company believes it is a recipe for business success. The fact that J&J is one of only a handful of companies that have flourished through more than a century of change is advanced as proof of that. The values that guide the company’s decision-making are spelled out in its credo, and views this as a challenge to put the needs and well-being of the people that the company serves first.
- 5.
Heim (2001), p. 216–217.
- 6.
Müller et al. (1963).
- 7.
Müller et al. (1991), p. 8.
- 8.
Ibid., p. 2.
- 9.
Müller et al. (1991), p. 12.
- 10.
Schlich (2002), p. 35, citing research by Maurice Müller to make this point.
- 11.
Müller, Ibid, p. 3.
- 12.
Müller, Ibid, p. 3.
- 13.
Schlich (2002), p. 35.
- 14.
Schlich (2002), p. 35.
- 15.
AO website, philosophy, accessed 15 January, 2018.
- 16.
Ibid., AO Website.
- 17.
Ibid., AO Website, accessed 15 January, 2018.
- 18.
Müller (1961).
- 19.
Müller et al. (1963).
- 20.
Heim (2001), p. 134.
- 21.
Heim (2001), p. 101; drawing by Klaus Oberli.
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Jeannet, JP. (2019). AO Formulates Its Credo. In: Leading a Surgical Revolution. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01980-8_8
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